diff --git a/packages/devel/ncurses/build b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
index c0f713d4f2..79c6bc9a4b 100755
--- a/packages/devel/ncurses/build
+++ b/packages/devel/ncurses/build
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ CWD=`pwd`
 
 setup_toolchain host
 
-# fix build with wrong libdir order
-LDFLAGS=""
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD/ncurses-host
 ./configure --host=$HOST_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \